A Groom used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for his own profit. “Alas!” said the Horse, “if you really wish me to be in good condition, you should groom me less, and feed me more.”
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have been retold and translated across centuries and cultures. "The Horse and Groom" is a sharp example of his signature style — delivering a moral truth through a brief, ironic exchange between a human and an animal.
